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Mayor's Task Force Presents Domestic-violence Data, Urges Housing and Transit Fixes
Summary
YWCA's task force detailed 2024 domestic-violence figures for Shawnee County and said gaps in affordable housing and public transportation limit survivors' ability to seek safety. The council asked about youth prevention, school partnerships and legal advocacy.
Becca Spielman, program director for the YWCA Northeast Kansas Center for Safety and Empowerment, presented the mayor's Task Force Against Domestic Violence's 2024 data and service priorities to the Topeka City Council on Oct. 21.
The presentation said law enforcement agencies in Shawnee County recorded 2,195 domestic-violence-related calls in 2024, with 1,407 arrests. Of the victims screened with lethality-assessment tools, 993 in the city of Topeka scored in the high category, indicating an elevated risk of homicide; 261 people identified as alleged offenders were identified as repeat offenders. The city and county prosecutors pursued 1,117 domestic-related cases, the presenters said. The task force reported 141…
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